His Grace Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna regularly pontificates on good governance. During the Independence Day sermon at High Mass, he even dwelt at length on greed and its negative impacts on...

Gozo's village feasts, or 'festa', are deeply rooted cultural celebrations that play a crucial role in the island's economy and social fabric. While attracting both residents and international...

Surprisingly, under existent legislation, we have no fewer than twenty-seven different regulatory authorities in Malta, ranging from such important and often controversial bodies as the Planning...

When Miriam Spiteri Debono was voted in unanimously by our parliament, many of us - possibly too many - spoke highly of her. Her inaugural speech was hailed as a breath of fresh air. She dared -...

The opinion survey published last Sunday by MaltaToday confirmed the swing away from Labour of the past months. It is now estimated at a majority for the PN of some 11,000, still a very slender...

Ramires Sciberras won the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest and shall be representing our country in Madrid next month. I met Ramires in an informal setting at a local cafeteria last week. This...

In the last three state elections in Germany, the extreme right got the largest number of votes in one state and the second largest in the other two. In the Austrian general elections they again got...

A few weeks back, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that Malta's middle class is in for a pleasant surprise as the government is planning to announce the biggest tax cut in the country's history...

The claim is made that Israel’s absolute priority must be to protect its security, indeed its right to exist. But with the events of the past few years, the country is reaching the stage at...

Last Sunday the country was shocked to see the footage of two police officers being attacked and violently assaulted during the course of their duty. The viral videos had everyone asking, how did we...